Investors who were supposed to becheeredby talk of getting private capital back to India were instead puzzled by a plan for retrospectively levying tax on big firms.
But he must becheeredby the realisation that his own waverers stood firm on the day that ministers were nominated, despite Paisleyite theatrics designed to shame them into opposing the nomination of Sinn Fein ministers.
Veteran broadcaster Sir David Frost, who presented the news journalist of the year award, was cheeredby the audience when he said: "Next year I hope this will be the Moira Stuart news journalist of the year award".